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Trademark a Candy Shape?

Trademark a Candy Shape?

In a continuation of our recent posts on intellectual property disputes that span a variety of industries, we bring you yet another dispute from the chocolate industry. Chocolate and candy maker Nestle has attempted to trademark its iconic "four-fingered" Kit Kat bar...

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Invention Funding

Invention Funding

In order to take (what you think is) a stellar idea from concept to market, you need to create a prototype, do market research, secure your intellectual property rights and more. Those steps take funding, so where do you start?Below are just a few ideas for funding...

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Newsworthy IP Disputes

Newsworthy IP Disputes

In intellectual property circles, the high-tech sector gets a lot of attention because of the number of new patents that the industry generates. Technology is also prime ground for patent trolls and IP disputes. Still, any company in any industry can run into snags...

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6 Interesting Inventions of 2015

6 Interesting Inventions of 2015

The seven interesting inventions of 2015 to help stir your creative side. We talk a lot about intellectual property in general terms. This is because intellectual property can take the form of so many products and ideas across industry sectors. Today, however, we look...

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Protecting your trade secrets

Protecting your trade secrets

We have talked about various types of intellectual property protection in previous blogs, but many business owners might not be aware that trade secrets could be a powerful tool in their IP arsenal. From Mrs. Field's cookies to Listerine, many companies have turned...

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Reasons to consider product licensing

Reasons to consider product licensing

We have discussed intellectual property, and how to protect it, in several previous blog posts; but how do you use that IP to your best advantage? One option is product licensing. Licensing gives other companies permission to use your protected intellectual property...

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Protecting Your E-Commerce Brand

Protecting Your E-Commerce Brand

E-Commerce Secrets To Scale Protecting Your E-Commerce Brand Intro to episode I know many brands are really struggling with copyright and trademark infringement and whether or not they should get a patent or trademark. Steve and I talk all about how you, as a brand,...

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The Product Startup Podcast

The Product Startup Podcast

The Product Startup Podcast 4 Parts of Intellectual Property for a Hardware Startup Intro to the episode Steven Weigler is a seasoned attorney and successful entrepreneur. He has worked for several large corporations in the intellectual property arena. The Founding...

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How to Protect and Build Value in a Brand

How to Protect and Build Value in a Brand

Strap on Your Boots: Zero to CEO - with Jason Sherman  Intro to episode 'In this episode of Zero to CEO, I speak to Intellectual property and business attorney, Founder and Managing Partner of EmergeCounsel, Steven Weigler. Steven is the Founder and Managing Partner...

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How to Protect and Build Value in a Brand

How to Protect and Build Value in a Brand

Strap on Your Boots: Zero to CEO - with Jason Sherman  Intro to episode 'In this episode of Zero to CEO, I speak to Intellectual property and business attorney, Founder and Managing Partner of EmergeCounsel, Steven Weigler. Steven is the Founder and Managing Partner...